How far should pain go before a 'pleasure' is experienced to balance it?
When I was living in Chapel Hill, I was invited to live at New Goloka, and was told that there would only be cold showers there. . .about a year ago, I came to the point where I was ready to try giving up warm showers and baths. I have always been an anxious person, and warm baths relax me; when I began taking only cold baths and showers, I developed very high anxiety, nearly to panic. Warm baths seem natural enough-can it not be a form of therapy? I endeavor to understand (paraphrased) that the pure devotee is affected neither by heat nor cold . ..but should this be a highly anxious experience?